Denise Levertov Quotes (10+)

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Jan 01, 1970 - Jan 01, 1970

Peace is a power that can be handled.

Witness is what you must be.

To believe in a world that is yet to be.

The world is not something to look at, it is something to be in.

I thought I was growing wings—but I was only growing old.

There's in my mind a steady movement of the world.

Awe cracks the mind's shell and enters the heart.

Two girls discover the secret of life in a sudden line of poetry.

You have come to the shore. You are here.

In the dark I rest.

Very few people really see things unless theyve had someone in early life who made them look at things. And name them too. But the looking is primary, the focus.

Denise Levertov

About the Author

Denise Levertov (1923–1997) was a rhythmic and sensitive British-born American poet known for her connection to the Black Mountain poets.